Mean temperature over June, July and August was 16.1C as country endured four heatwaves
The UK has seen its hottest summer on record, the Met Office has said, after the country sweltered under four heatwaves in a single season.
The mean temperature for meteorological summer, which encompasses the months of June, July and August, was 16.1C, which is significantly above the current record of 15.76C set in 2018.
